The Hemmingson Center is an imaginative place reflecting our vision of what it means to support students who attend a premier Jesuit university. It's intentional design showcases the Gonzaga experience with exciting, innovative opportunities to live in community, and meet, learn, discover, and grow in every aspect of your life; mind, body and spirit. Soon, the Hemmingson Center of our dreams will be a reality.
You helped make this dream come true, so come share in the excitement as we open the doors of this historic facility.
On National Gonzaga Day, January 24, 2013, President Thayne McCulloh introduced the Hemmingson Center to Zag Nation. Watch this quick overview video that highlights some of the major features of this state-of-the-art building.
More than a beautiful new building, the Hemmingson Center is an opportunity for Gonzaga to transform the delivery of a contemporary Jesuit education, one that is relevant and rigorous. Not since College Hall was built has one new facility promised the potential to truly animate the center of Gonzaga’s campus, bringing together students, faculty, staff and the community to foster collaboration and activities that support social, academic and spiritual growth.
Throughout the last two decades, the undergraduate enrollment at Gonzaga has doubled while overall enrollment has increased at an even greater rate. And while the COG — Center of Gonzaga — has served the University admirably for nearly 60 years, etching its place in the hearts of students, faculty and staff, it is an antiquated facility that cannot meet the new and demanding needs of a rapidly expanding campus community. Retiring this campus landmark to make way for the new University Center will provide our growing student population with a 21st century cutting-edge environment that will take Gonzaga’s integrative Jesuit and Catholic education experience to the next level.
